"We are looking to trace the movements of Mark Bridger between 6.30pm on Monday and 3.30pm on Tuesday and any sightings of him between these times.

"We also need information regarding the movements of the blue Land Rover Discovery registration L503 MEP between these times."

DS Bevan added that public searches for April should now desist as it was no longer viable for members of the public to be searching for the five-year-old and that it should be left to professionals.

Hundreds of volunteers have taken to the countryside to aid the search for the five-year-old who has been missing since Monday.

Expert search efforts have focused on a small farmhouse in the nearby village of Ceinws which is known to be Mr Bridger's most recently abode.

Search teams began lifting up paving slabs outside the property while activity continued inside.

Police have until 5pm this evening to either charge Mark Bridger or let him go.

Detectives are focusing searches at more than 20 scenes, as well as Bridger’s farmhouse. He has daughters believed to be aged seven and 10 who are known to have played with April in the area where she was snatched.

Along the fast-moving River Dyfi teams were scouring the area. More than 2,500 calls with information have been received by police in response to their appeal.

The show of solidarity came in response to a plea from April's mother, Coral Jones, to wear her daughter's favourite colour.

As the family's nightmare continues, residents decorated their cars, homes and clothes with the pink ribbons.

"It is a symbol of the hope that April is going to come back and we are all still optimistic," said Machynlleth Mayor Gareth Jones.

April’s grandfather Richard Moon, 69, said: “It’s the waiting, it’s
killing us. We’re just praying she will come home safe, but as the hours
go by – it’s just too terrible to contemplate.”

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